Shloka 18

संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form

Devanagari script

नीयमानः परवशो दीनवक्त्रः कृताञ्जलिः । तुष्टाव परमेशानं हरिस्तं ललिताक्षरैः

Transliteration

nīyamānaḥ paravaśo dīnavaktraḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ | tuṣṭāva parameśānaṃ haristaṃ lalitākṣaraiḥ

Translation

Being led away, helpless and subdued, with downcast face and hands folded in reverence, Hari praised that Supreme Lord, Parameśāna, in gentle and graceful words.

Word by Word

• nīyamānaḥ: being led
• nīyamānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nīyamāna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √nī (नी) + यमाण/शानच्; passive present participle)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि वर्तमान-कृदन्त (passive participle)

• para-vaśaḥ: subjugated; under control
• para-vaśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—परस्य वशः (under another's control)

• dīna-vaktraḥ: with a dejected face
• dīna-vaktraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक) + vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—दीनं वक्त्रं यस्य (whose face is dejected)

• kṛta-añjaliḥ: with folded hands
• kṛta-añjaliḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ (कृ) + क्त) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—कृतः अञ्जलिः येन (with hands joined)

• tuṣṭāva: praised
• tuṣṭāva: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (स्तु) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• parameśānam: the Supreme Lord
• parameśānam: Karma (कर्म/object of praise)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—परमः ईशानः (the Supreme Lord)

• hariḥ: Hari
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; proper name (Hari)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/apposition to parameśānam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• lalita-akṣaraiḥ: with charming words
• lalita-akṣaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lalita (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—ललितानि अक्षराणि (with charming words/syllables)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (surrender): even Hari, when rendered powerless by circumstance, turns inward to humility and praises Parameśvara—showing that grace arises when ego yields and devotion becomes sincere.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By praising Parameśāna with reverent speech and folded hands, the verse models Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva as the personal Lord who responds to devotion, a mood central to Linga worship and stotra-based bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice namaskāra with añjali (folded hands) and recite a Shiva-stotra or the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with soft, steady speech—cultivating humility and single-pointed remembrance of Shiva.